Biology 1st Semester Review

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classrooms are

• always against the rules

• okay

• not dangerous

• okay if you are working alone

Which of the following is permitted in the lab?

• chewing gum

• eating

• drinking

• none of these

 A testable statement that leads to scientific investigation based on prior knowledge is known as: 

• theory

• experiment

• observation

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The maintenance of an organism’s internal conditions is called

• homeostasis

• metabolism

• balancing

• evolution

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What is the idea that life can arise ("It came outta nowhere!") from nonliving material?

• biogenesis

• evolution

• spontaneous combustion

• spontaneous generation

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes the furthest?

• the height of the plane's flight path

• the type of paper airplane

• the distance of each plane's flight

• the flight pattern of each plane when thrown

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What makes up cell membranes, waxy coverings, and is secondary energy storage?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

• Lipids

Which of the following are the main source of energy?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

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What happens to an enzyme if the pH or temperature is too high?

• Nothing happens

• The enzyme changes shape

• The enzyme works faster

• More product is made

If you want to figure out how many times you've magnified an object you would

• add the power of the eyepiece and the objective lens together

• subtract the power of the lens from 100

• multiply the power of the eyepiece and the objective lens together

• the power of the objective is how many times you magnified the object